afferent (redirected from afferent nerve fibers)

af·fer·ent  (fr-nt)

adj.

Carrying inward to a central organ or section, as nerves that conduct impulses from the periphery of the body to the brain or spinal cord.

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[Latin afferns, afferent-, present participle of afferre, to bring toward : ad-, ad- + ferre, to bring; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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affer·ent·ly adv.

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afferent  (fr-nt)

Carrying sensory information toward a central organ or part, as a nerve that conducts impulses from the periphery of the body to the central nervous system. Compare efferent.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	afferent - a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system afferent nerve, sensory nerve dorsal horn, dorsal root - one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers afferent neuron, sensory neuron - a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord nerve, nervus - any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body afferent fiber, sensory fiber - a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the central nervous system lemniscus, fillet - a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
Adj.	1.	afferent - of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; "afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses" physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms efferent, motorial - of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS; "efferent nerves and impulses"